Kingdom Hearts 3.6 Chapter 153:
The Sailor, the Sea and the Ram's Horn 6.
"Dae…dalus? what...! was all of this...YOUR DOING!?" shouts out Orichalcum, upsetting with the old man, having identified himself by the name of Daedalus.
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"Now, now. Calm yourself sonny...this isn't any of my handiwork. The stuff your friend is suffering from is the work...of the Dark Realm. It is...the remnants of the Kye's foul doing." says Daedalus, mentioning something called "Kye". "H-Huh? K-K-Kye? what...is that?" says Oric in reply. "By now, you yourself should know what that is...being a member of the Chi clan." says Daedalus, greatly shocking Orichalcum...of whom seems to know all that this Daedalus Character is speaking about.
"My, my, my. Still playing the role of the ignorant, are we? fine then, so be it. I shall start from the top...ahem." says Daedalus, as he prepares his breath. In turn preparing to present a very long speech...that hopefully would fill in a few crucial details, regarding the whole KINGDOM HEARTS 3.6 related story as an entirety.
"Not too very long ago...I did battle with a malevolent force. It was a creature of immeasurable power and strength. Yet it was a if not the source of all existing evil up to this very point in time. I dubbed it by the name of...Kye. Kye was a worthy adversary, to say the least of everything. I could not hope to fend it on my own, for the sake of all existence. With the help of a much treasured friend, together, we defeated the Kye. Unfortunately...Kye's everlasting remnants spilled forth across this ever-growing universe." says Daedalus.
"You see, Kye was...or still is, a mutation in the scheme of reality. It was never meant to exist...but does. Yet with it's all encompassing, terrifying both power and strength...it could not hope to best the very substance that it was after-craving for with all of it's might...the substance known as Heart. Hearts are only made of Light and therefore, the Kye, a monster of Darkness...could not hope to possess one." says Daedalus, still continuing his long speech.
"...Light? Darkness? the words the king mentioned before..." says Oric, interrupting the speech, as he looks on at the king, still trying to break free of his grip. "Correct. Both Light...and Darkness. Those topics were not just idle words that your friend, the king used for the mere sake of conversation. Light and Darkness together...make up what is called the universe. YOU, young Orichalcum. Have been visiting much, much smaller "universes" called Worlds." says old man Daedalus, as he points his walking staff towards Oric on the ground.
"W-Worlds?" says Oric in reply. "Yes, what you would call lands, kingdoms or even countries. Altogether as a whole, they are called Worlds. Humans individually adding up to their total sum represent Light. And the Kye? well...it alone represents Darkness. The Dark was and is a mutation of the Light, however. It reflects the evils of Humanity wholly...for no Human alone could ever hope to be TRULY virtuous at Heart. It was the World Tree-Yggdrasil that created Humanity from it's dying Heart. It had believed that Humans could usher in the following ages with peace and prosperity...it did not foresee the Darkness that would bud itself from them." says Daedalus, revealing the ancient history of the universe.
"Within the Star Seas or Lanes Between...can be seen the ancient roots of Yggdrasil. Disconnected from the original tree...that has long since withered away. The Kye was born, following the death of Yggdrasil not too very long ago. It may not feel like it...but. This universe is still very fairly new and yet, it's cultures are already thriving. However...that also means the remnants of the Kye are too. For whatever Humanity does...the Kye's actions are reflected from their own. It also works vice versa, whatever the Kye does...Humanity will likely if not most do something in somewhat equal reflection to compensate." says Daedalus again.
"At my young age, I was one of the peoples living under the tall, humongous leaves of the World Tree. I am a "Originator". The Originators are divided by two species...the Tsu-Ki and the Daeluses. I was named Daedalus in honour of my species. The highest order of the Daeluses go by the name of the Magi. They were the ones who guided forth my people alongside the Tsu-Ki...to start with anyways. My people...they were not happy with their status in life. They hated being "inferior" to the Tsu-Ki, having already started technological progress with the divine benevolence of Yggdrasil. We feared being looked down upon by our counterparts...thus. A war was waged...the 1st great Keyblade War of History's Yore..." says Daedalus, mentioning the Keyblade War.
"Wait a sec, a war!? but-but...shouldn't everyone here and everywhere else be aware of it!?" says Orichalcum, bringing up a pertinent point. "That is not possible. The Keyblade War had certain magics at hand and all surrounding Worlds that were not nearby the roots of the World Tree would be exempt from participation of the war itself. That war had drained the last of Yggdrasil's remaining life energy...in order to save Humanity from itself. Yggdrasil scattered 24 clans that encompassed Humanity at it's very starting point. To save the Hearts, worthy of rescuing...the World Tree scattered one survivor each from the 24 clans in order to see if Humanity overall was worthy of starting over." says Daedalus, explaining the beginning starting road...for all of Humanity.
"Humanity...is made up of both the Tsu-Ki and the Daeluses?" says Oric. Daedalus replies "Not entirely, no. The Tsu-Ki for an example are known for their shades of blue coloured hair. However, that does not mean to say that other people with blue coloured hair will be Tsu-Ki first and foremost. Do you understand what I mean? it means basically, simply put. Everyone is an individual...regardless of their origins. However, that does not say that blood doesn't run thicker then water...we cannot deny our origins, even if we are separate from them. For that alone...is biological fact." says Daedalus, raising a hand.
"...!?" Oric appears pensive in thought before the king interrupts his "meditating", as it were. Nearly gnawing off Oric's head, Daedalus sees that something must be done before furthering the conversation. "Sigh...the king will not sit idly by whilst his position is being threatened, eh." Daedalus walks over to Oric whom remains on-guard around the old man, still not trusting him. "Relax, here. Your sword. You haven't noticed yet since you've been paying attention...but now, take a look at it." says Daedalus.
"? … ! !? My-My sword! it's!?" says Oric, as he observes his sword. "That sword of yours is proof of your Chi clan heritage. One of the 24 that escaped to the outside Worlds, beyond the roots of the now collapsed Yggdrasil. Because of your bonds-your Connections with others...they have become a Key. A Key to guide you forth, even amongst the brightest of Lights or the Darkest of nights...behold! this is...a KEY-BLADE!" shouts out Daedalus lastly, revealing to Oric that the Light from earlier has transformed his sword whole. It has now become...a Keyblade. Bearing motifs from all of the places that he has visited thus far, the most especially is Regnum Stratera.
To be Continued.